Busy Bee Studio

Sleigh Bells Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All this week I have been preparing our home  . . . . . .  .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . not just for Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

But for a Christmas magazine shoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

( I don't know which one yet but it will be one of the nationals  . . . . . . . . . . . . fingers crossed)

Stockings were hung . . . . . .  . . . . . .

Cushions were plumped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Do you like this crown cushion?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

As you know cushions are my one weakness . . . . . . . . . . . .

I found it in Asda . . . . . . . . . . for £7.00 !!!

How could I resist?

The tree was decorated . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and lots of white fairy lights twinkled . . . . . . . . .

I love that don't you? . . . . . .

Winston had his jingle bell collar on and a ribbon . . . . .

he was in lots of the photos . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .

I think celebrity super stardom . . . may go to his head!!

The photographer took some gorgeous photos . . . . . . .

and the gorgeous journalist came to interview us . . . . . . . . . . . .

We all had a wonderful day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I wanted to say THANK YOU to you gorgeous customer

for our busiest Busy Bee Studio year ever . . . . . . xx

So from our Christmas home to yours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Have a wonderful Christmas,

Love Helen xx

Wreath making workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I thought you may all like to see  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

what I've been up to for the last week and a half . . . . . . . . .

Well it's not just me actually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it's all my gorgeous customers too!!

We have been making fresh foliage door wreaths everyday

 . . . . . . . for the last nine days . . . . . . .  . . . . .

Everyday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a different group of 8 girls

have arrived at the studio to make a gorgeous wreath for their door.

I provide the foliage and they bring along the bits and bobs . . . .

to decorate them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Would you like to see?

This lady arrived with a gorgeous basket . . . . . . . . .

full of gorgeous bits and bobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This gorgeous customer used  . . . . . . . . . .

buttons and tweed to finish her wreath . .

Gorgeous eh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This gorgeous lady added just a few natural bits and bobs . . .

Gorgeous eh?

 . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . and there were other gorgeous customers

who were even more understated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

It is such hard work . . . . . . . . . . . . .

but so much fun . . . and so much laughter . . . . . . .

Thank you gorgeous customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

It was lovely that all the wreaths were different . . . . . . . . . . . 

and our wreath is on the door too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Let the Christmas preparations begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

And the winner is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

And the winner of all these goodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . is . . . . .

Suzanne Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I have emailed you)

Winston thought that out of all the gorgeous entries . . . . . . . . .

Suzanne's entry summed up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

How crazy all the Busy Bee girls are !!!! 

Here is Susanne's entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

"My ‘one’ weakness is collecting tea-sets & china. I think I have become slightly addicted to collecting tea-cups, saucers, cakes plates, side plates and cake stands. I cannot resist the charms of a porcelain white teacup with pretty roses or the gilded edge of a cake plate piled high with treats.These beauties appear in all sorts of places, from boot sales to thrift stores, markets to antique stores and Busy Bee studio, I can never have enough! My weakness sees me awake at all hours to hunt down my treasures. It is the thrill of the unknown, what might be found, that keeps me going.At home, cabinets  are crammed full of pretty tea cups and dainty plates, so I have had to find a variety of uses for my collection. Teacups serve as tea light holders, rose adorned plates hold guest soaps and are hung on the walls. Cake stands display my jewellery and other little decorative objects to great effect. Birthdays and celebrations are always ‘tea parties’, no matter the time of day, any excuse to get the china out! Finally, the funniest thing of all,is that despite owning around 100 tea cups, hundreds of saucers and a fair few tea pots,  I don’t drink tea! Not a drop"

xxx

 

O.M.G . . . . . . . . . . . . . a bit of a shock . . . . . but a good shock!! . . . . . . . . . . .

Down here at the Busy Bee Studio it's headless chicken time . . . .

It's the time when all our gorgeous customers come down to

the studio to make GORGEOUS fresh foliage door wreaths . . . . . . .

Sooooooooooh busy  . . . . . . . . I run around like a headless chicken !!!

Anyway  . . . . . . . . . when my favorite magazine arrived yesterday,

Country Homes and Interiors ( January issue ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I didn't have time for a proper look and I just flicked through . . . . . . . . .

Then . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . O.M.G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WHAT A SHOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . this is a photo of OUR desk . . .

in OUR house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What a shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

But a good shock . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .

It seems to be a feature on keeping a journal . . . . . . . . . . . .

P.S. I am going to pick the winner of our competition on friday . . .

So if you haven't already entered it's not too late just click here

to find out more . . . . . . . . . . . . . .